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One Tree Hammock Chair

I made a hammock chair after getting the idea while reading SteelerNation's combination chair thread.

It is made out of JoAnn Fabric's 1.9 ripstop nylon and is 54"x40".

I wanted to be able to hang it between two trees or just one so the lower end has both a channel to gather it and pole pockets. The upper end attaches to the tree with a tree hugger/marlin spike/whoopie sling just as a regular hammock.

I don't like the looks of the stress at the pockets and will probably remake it with a 200D nylon pocket and reinforcing patch on the top side.

It works well as a two tree chair and is VERY comfortable as a no squeeze one tree chair with poles.

I never would have thought trekking poles would be able to take the weight. I'd be afraid of bending or breaking them.

I guessing the poles only have ~1/2 your weight split between the two of them. Less than half actually. The weight from my knees down is still on the ground. I do have to be careful to place them correctly so that I can't contact them from the side. Trail sticks could be used as well if the ends were rounded.

This is still a very comfortable experiment in progress.

Originally Posted by SGT Rock

Seems like maybe you could just add some pockets to a standard hammock so you could use it as a chair and later as your sleeping hammock without needing to carry one for just your chair.

I can't reach high enough to hang my 10'-6" hammock in this fashion.

This "chair" is only 54" long and is to be used as a gear hammock as well. Use WP nylon, add shock cord and you have a pack cover as well. This first version weighs in the neighborhood of 3 oz.